How Did We Get So Dark?

How Did We Get So Dark? is the second studio album by British rock duo Royal Blood. The album was released by Warner Bros. Records on 16 June 2017.[3]

How Did We Get So Dark?
Studio album by
Royal Blood
Released16 June 2017 (2017-06-16)
Recorded2016–17
Studio
Genre
Length34:25
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
Royal Blood chronology
Royal Blood
(2014)		 How Did We Get So Dark?
(2017)		 Typhoons
(2021)
Singles from How Did We Get So Dark?
  1. "Lights Out"
    Released: 13 April 2017[1]
  2. "I Only Lie When I Love You"
    Released: 8 June 2017
  3. "How Did We Get So Dark?"
    Released: 20 October 2017
  4. "Hole in Your Heart"
    Released: 20 March 2018[2]

The album is considered by most critics to be compositionally similar to the band's breakthrough debut album; both of the albums are stylistically very similar, with Kerr's bass serving as the music's focal point, but it has a softer sound compared to their debut.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.4/10[4]
Metacritic71/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Classic Rock[7]
Dork[8]
Exclaim!6/10[9]
Financial Times[10]
MusicOMH[11]
NME[12]
The Spill Magazine[13]

The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, attaining a Metacritic aggregate score of 71. The album was generally not as well received as the band's first album with critics noting that, while the songwriting and production were well-executed, the band had failed to progress creatively since their debut.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Royal Blood; all music is composed by Royal Blood, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."How Did We Get So Dark?"  3:17
2."Lights Out"
  • Mike Kerr
  • John Barrett
  • Royal Blood
  • John Barrett
3:57
3."I Only Lie When I Love You"  2:49
4."She's Creeping"  3:23
5."Look Like You Know"  3:05
6."Where Are You Now?"  2:46
7."Don't Tell"
  • Mike Kerr
  • John Barrett
  • Royal Blood
  • John Barrett
3:38
8."Hook, Line & Sinker"  3:28
9."Hole in Your Heart"  3:46
10."Sleep" 
  • Royal Blood
  • Patrick Berger
4:16
Total length:34:25
Super deluxe vinyl bonus 7"[14]
No.TitleLength
11."Cheap Affection"2:55
12."Half the Chance"3:18
Total length:40:38

Personnel

Royal Blood

  • Mike Kerr – bass, keyboards, vocals, production
  • Ben Thatcher – drums, percussion, Steinway D, production

Production

  • Tom Dalgety – production, engineering, mixing
  • Jolyon Thomas – production, engineering
  • Brian Lucey – mastering
  • Justin Smith – engineering
  • Drew Bang – engineering
  • Adrian Samson – photography
  • Pascal Teixeira – art direction
  • Richard Welland – design

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 2
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] 8
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[20] 43
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21] 8
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[22] 28
French Albums (SNEP)[23] 28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] 17
Greek Albums (IFPI)[25] 19
Irish Albums (IRMA)[26] 4
Italian Albums (FIMI)[27] 29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28] 6
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[29] 23
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[30] 8
Scottish Albums (OCC)[31] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[32] 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[34] 1
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[35] 1
US Billboard 200[36] 25
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[37] 6

Year-end charts
Chart (2017) Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[38] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[39] 112
UK Albums (OCC)[40] 39

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